The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-07-28

capped destruction on the south and west
side of tho powder house. Rescuing par
ties were formed and search for the dead
and injured began. Strange to say, only
one fatality has been reported, but large
number are seriously injured. The num-
Der of casualties will reach nearly 100.
The Pacific Mail steamer City of Rio
de Janeiro reached San Francisco last
Monday night, bringing Hong Kong ad-
vices to July l and Yokohama news of
July 8. By the loss of the steamer Sir
John Lawrence, in May, in the Bay OF
Bengal, 800 lives were lost, mainly pill
grims of the best families in Bengal.
A wrestling match was arranged be-
tween Frank Kinney, of Anaconda, and
Edwin Edwards, of Butte, Cornish style,
two in three falls, for $3.50 a side and
gate receipts, the match to take place
four weeks from date. II. L. Frank is
stakeholder; 800 forfeit has peen de-
posted.
Six persons escaped from the Albany
County Jail at Laramie, Wyoming, last
Friday night. Sheriff Sterling and dep
uty were absent on business and the jail
was in charge of Turnkey Andy Lang
and 'trusty" called Smoky, both OF
whom we're overpowered by the prisoners
and locked in cell. The liberated pris
oners then robbed the sheriff's Office OF
it's revolvers, two guns and $19 in cash
and lit out for the hills.
A sensation was created in st. Louis,
Monday, by tho institution of divorce
proceedings by Mrs. S. H. O'Day against
her husband, John O'Day, to whom she
has been married twenty-on years. After
the hearing of testimony the court
granted the plea and awarded plaintiff
alimony in the sum of $4,000, homestead
property, etc. ODay is first vice presi-
dent of the st. Louis & San Francisco
railroad, chairman of the democratic
state committee and millionaire.
Great interst is taken in the proceed
ings OF the republican state convention
because of the fact that a resolution will
be offered endorsing Senator Sherman
for the presidential nomination. There
is no doubt that the resolution will
carry the Toledo, Ohio, convention. The
two things in doubt are how strongly it
will be opposed on the floor of that body,
and whether the opposition can muster
sufficient strength to break its before the
country of endorsement.
The United States consul general at
Havana writes to the department of state
under date of the 18th inst, that he has
just been assured by the chief justice of
the superior court that the case against
Circlio Peuble, naturalized American
citizen, accused of reasonable conspiracy
will be heard without undue delay. In
formation has also been received of the
acquittal of A. S. Horschick, an American
who was arrested at Cienfuegos some time
ago, on the charge of completely with
bandits.
The first dealings in silver bullion Ger
ti6cates at the stock exchange, New York,
were recorded last week. The first sale
was made of one certificate at $967.5O.
The certificates are for 1000
ounces silver, 1000 fine. They are regis
tered and countersigned by the Western
National Bank, and the bullion on which
they are issued is deposited with the mer-
camille Safe Deposit company. The
charge for issuing the certificates is 25
cents for each 1000 ounces. The trans
fer of certificates are made free Of charge.
John Taylor, president of the Mormon
church, died at 8 o'clock Monday night,
aged 78 years. Although he died on
Monday night his death was kept a pro-
found secret till the Deseret Evening
News, the official organ of the church,
came out Tuesday afternoon with turned
(Mormon) had no notice of it. He had
been fugitive from justice since early in
1885. His death was in exile and pre-
vents obtaining the facts as to the cause.
It is said his brain towards the last was
affected.
A telegram received at Gloucester,
Mass, from United States Consul Carle-
ton, at Souris, Prince Edwards Island,
states the the seines and boats, with all
the crew of the schooners Col. J. H.
France and the Argonaut, were seized
last Monday off the east point of Prince
Edwards Island, by the Dominion cutter
Critic. It appears that tho vessels boats
were close in shore, with their seines set
in water when the cutter appeared. The
vessels cleared out and escaped the cut
ter, but before the boats could escape
they were seized. There was only one
man left on the vessels, and it Is thought
they will he seized before pettinp home.